Media

Prior to any arrest or trial, Michael Ross was linked to the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood in Crimewatch UK, broadcast in October 1994 and then again in ‘Unsolved, Getting away with murder’ broadcast in January 2004

Crimewatch – Broadcast throughout the UK on 6th October 1994, four months after the Orkney murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood

Michael Ross and family walking on the island of Hoy, Orkney

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission began reviewing Michael Ross’ case in December 2012 and completed the review in November 2015, just short of 3 years later. Follow the link below to read the concerns of the Justice for Michael Ross campaign group on the standard of the SCCRC review:

Orkney MP Alistair Carmichael criticised the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission in their handling of two reviews they have completed on the case. He says that the SCCRC have “not properly engaged with concerns raised” and that the conclusions reached were “not as clear as I would expect them to be.”

Mr Carmichael, who is a former solicitor and depute procurator fiscal, also went on to say that J4MR had raised “legitimate concerns” about the police investigation into the murder of Shamsuddin Mahmood.